1/A price guide for Fettercairn 18. We set it beside the three single malts closest to it, and show what each usually sells around, the range we've seen, and what a standard drink costs this week. The table is below, and the read comes after it.
2/| Bottle | Usually around | Range we've seen | This week | Per standard drink, this week | |---|---:|---|---:|---:| | Fettercairn 18 | $358 | $358 | $358 | $13.85 | | The Dalmore 18 | $536 | $536 | $536 | $22.57 | | Dalmore 21 Malt | $990 | $990 | $990 | $42.68 | | Glenfiddich 18 | $175 | $170–$180 | $175 | $7.92 |
3/This week all four sit at their everyday price. Fettercairn 18 is $358, where it usually sells. The Dalmore 18 is $536 and the Dalmore 21 Malt $990, each where it usually sits; Glenfiddich 18 is $175, inside its usual $170–$180. Nothing here is a special. Taken as the cost of a pour at home, Glenfiddich 18 is $7.92 a standard drink, Fettercairn 18 $13.85, The Dalmore 18 $22.57, the 21 Malt $42.68. So a yes for each: the Glenfiddich for an easy evening of apple, barley and warming cinnamon; the Fettercairn if you want more age without the Dalmore outlay; the Dalmore 18 for honey, orange marmalade and bitter chocolate; the 21 Malt when you want dark fruit, chocolate and that long finish.
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